Here in this post , I will show you some places which definately not many people must have seen for sure. Jay Somnath……………………..

4th January 2011 :- It was a very sad time for me as I was leaving Somnath , but at the same time I was happy that i was going to meet Lord Dwarkadhish in Dwarka . Now let me discuss travel. Jay Somnath………..

Travel :- Dwarka is around 230 kms from Somnath by road NH8E. There is no other means of transport apart from road and there is one way to go there. The whole road is besides sea and you will rejoice travelling by this road NH8E . Between Somnath and Dwarka comes Porbander city around 130 kms from Somnath, the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi.Jay Somnath…………………

The whole road is fantastic apart from few streches. The whole journey will be airy besides sea , wind moves and you will find lot of windmills from Suzlon energy. There may be many means to go from Somnath to Dwarka , but as far as I know. You can go by a ) Luxury bus b) Gujarat State Transport c) private cars.Jay Somnath…………….

Jay Somnath :- Somnath to Dwarka Coastal Road

Gujarat State Transport buses have a very good frequency toDwarka from Somnath . Morning time :- 6.30 am and then at 9.00 am . I don’t know after this. But it is good to start in morning because it take around 7.00 hours to reach Dwarka. Fare :- Rs. 135 . Jay Somnath…………………..

Second one are Luxury Buses , where they charge around Rs. 170 but in between they show us three temples. a) Narvai Mata Temple b) Mool Dwarka मूल द्वारका ( original Dwarka) and c) Harshad Mata. They start at 8.30 am and 2.30 pm. Jay Somnath……………………

In both the cases , the time to reach is around 7.00 hours . Jay Somnath………………..

Finally you can book private vehicle but always they will charge two way. Jay Somnath……………..

So I decided to go from luxury bus and in the end I didn’t make any wrong decision. Jay Somnath……………

Our Bus was scheduled to leave at 8.30 am and at sharp 8.30 am it left . I shouted on top of my voice, JAY SOMNATH…………………………………….

and then,

JAY DWARKADHISH …………………………….

Along with me all pilgrims in the bus also shouted on their top of voices………………

After beautiful cold and windy journey of around two and half hours just few kms before Porbander we stopped at Narvai Mata temple. This was our first darshan as well as breakfast joint as well. Here there is no village just large temple on the road. Idon’t know anything about the legend but vibrations in this temple are fabulous.Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

Just see the photographs below

Narvaai Mata Temple

Khodiyaar Mata with her crocodile vehicle

Jay Dwarkadhish :- Narvaai Mata Idol.

Then we reached Porbander ( 130kms from Somnath ) birth place of Mahatma Gandhi. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

ORIGINATION OF GOLDEN DWARKA CITY

After few kms away from Porbander comes Mool Dwarka :- Mool means original from root. This was actually the place where Lord Krishna first came leaving Mathura. Legend is that after killing Kansa , Jarasandha became Lord Krishna’s prior enemy. He attacked Mathura 17 times and every time he was defeated by Lord Krishna and Lord Balarama.Finally it was decided by Lord that he will create new city which will defend from the enemy naturally . That was the formation of Dwarka. While Dwarka was made by Lord Vishwakarma, God of Architecture, at that time again Jarasandha attacked Mathura along with yavan king Kaalyavan. Kaalyavan was the king who had boon that he cannot be killed by any weapon.So Lord Krishna tricked him. He asked Kaalyavan for one to one fight and that to away from both the armies. They went in a lonely place. Then instead of fighting Lord Krishna ran away teasing Kaalyavan. Kaalyavan got infuriated and chased Lord Krishna telling him Rannchhod ( Rann :- Battlefield, Chhod :- leave) . It ws this time that Lord got this name. And then Lord went to the cave near Jungadh called Muchkund cave. Here King Muchkund was sleeping. He had a boon from all devtas that he will remain asleep for long time and whoever tries to wake him up will be smeared into ashes. Lord Krishna put his ward robe on King Muchkund and hid inside and Kaalyavan thinking him to be Lord Krishan hit him. This woke up King Muchkund and when he saw Kaalyavan he was smeared into ashes. Thus again winning the battle tactically. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

After this incident Lord Krishna was also called ” Rannchhod” . And After this incident this was the place where Lord first came after defeating Kaalyavan and Jarasandha. So this place is called MOOL DWARKA. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

Jay Dwarkadhish :- Mool Dwarka ( Original Dwarka first one ).

The temple here is very beautiful,old and worth watching……………..Specially the Lord Rannchhod Idol. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

Jay Dwarkadhish :- Neelkanth Mahadeva , very old and original Swayambhu Shivalinga

There is also a very old Shivalinga called Neelkanth Mahadev. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

And there are many small temples in the complex. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

Jay Dwarkadhish :- Mahalaxmi and Gayatri Mata temples

Then then after Mool Dwarka it was time for Harsiddhi Mata Darshan:- The famous Shaktipeeth in Ujjain was originally from here. King Vikramditya from Ujjain with his devotion requested Harsiddhi to come with him to Ujjain. So Harsiddhi Mata went along with King Vikramaditya in Ujjain. It is also called Harshad Mata. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

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Jay Dwarkadhish:- Harsiddhi Mata Temple

Jay Dwarkadhish – On the road between Somnath and Dwarka you will find windmills all the way.Very fascinating besides the sea

Please click below to see the Landscape while approaching Dwarka in Bus. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

And Finally around 2.30 we reached Dwarka . We stayed in Kokilaben Dhirybai Ambani rest house which has excellent facities , but no TV and AC rooms.Also I have a habit whenever i reach any Teertha the first thing I do is keep luggage take bath and meet the Lord there. So please have a Great view of Temple and its history. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

Jay Dwarkadhish :- Dwarkadhish temple

TheDwarakadhish temple is a temple dedicated to Lord Krishna who is worshipped here by the name Dwarkadhish or ‘King of Dwarka”‘.The main shrine of the five storied building, supported by 72 pillars, is known as Jagat Mandir or Nija Mandir, and is believed to be 2500 years old.Here you will find almost all forms of god from Lord Shiva to Lord Ganapati , Jagadamba Mata, Lord Dattatreya etc to temples of Lord main queens Satyabhama, Jambuvanti, etc. apart from Rukmini. Rukmini temple is located around two kms from Dwarka and I will show you in the next stop.The Dwarkadhish Temple is Pushti Marg Temple hence it follows the guidelines and rituals created by Shri Vallabacharya and Shri Vitheleshnathji. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

The present temple was built in 16th century, while the original temple was believed to have been built by Lord Krishna’s grandsonVajranabha and became part of the CharDham pilgrimages considered most sacred by Hindus in India after Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya ,the 8th century reformer and philosopher, visited the shrine and even today a memorial within the temple is dedicated to his visit. Dwarakadheesh is the 108th Divya Desam of Lord Vishnu on the subcontinent, glorified in the sacred texts. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

The entrance to the temple is from the north also known as the Moksha Dwaar while towards the south is the Swarg Dwar from where a series of steps leads down to the banks of river Gomti. According to legend the temple was constructed in a single day by Vishwakarma, the lord of construction and architecture. The deity of Lord Dwarkadhish is made of shiny black stone and is about 2.25 feet in height. The four hands of the Lord Dwarkadhish carries a conch, wheel, a mace and a lotus each and is popularly known as ‘Shankh Chakra Gada Padma Chaturbhuj’. It is said that the deity was hidden for years to protect it from Muslim invaders while another deity brought from the Rukmini temple was installed in its absence. The original deity was reinstalled during the 16th century after the construction of the new temple. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

Jay Dwarkadhish – Dwarkadhish temple

Now have the darshan of most beautiful and cutest idols I have ever seen. You just feel like taking it home . WOW…………………………

Boliye :- SHREE DWARKADHISH MAHARAJ KI JAI………………..

Jay Dwarkadhish :- Lord Dwarkadhish

But I couldn’t take the idol home, But my bhaav was to have Most Beautiful Shree Dwarkadhish at my place . So I took Lord Dwarkadhish at my place in form of his beautiful image. Jay Dwarkadhish………………..

Jay Dwarkadhish – Aarya and Dwarkadhish

Jay Dwarkadhish :- Sonali, Aarya and Lord Dwarkadhish

One More thing to tell You :- No person staying in Dwarka ( Local people) in Dwarka says the word Krishna . They all say either Dwarkadhish or Dwarkesh r Dwarkanath or Dwarkapati etc. ( anything related to Dwarka and Lord ). This is there Bhaav. They can’t take the name of their King .Even shops are not named in name of Krishna . Its either Dwarkadhish or Dwarkesh or Dwarkanath or Dwarkapati etc. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….

Thanks for Reading and having Darshan. In next post I will come up with places around Dwarka with some beautiful snaps which I bet no one must have seen.

JAY DWARKADHISH……………………..

About Vishal Rathod

Vishal Rathod has written 70 posts at Ghumakkar.

I am Vishal Rathod from Mumbai.I am a devotee, that is why I am a Ghumakkar. An Engineer, MBA by education, Sales Professional by profession and a small devotee by heart.I like to travel religious places. From past 3 years I have started travelling every three to four months.I am tired of excess materialism and have shifted my focus on spiritualism. My goal as a ghumakkar in life is to visit as many religious places as possible and do bhakti.The only reason to write in ghumakkar.com is to benefit fellow devotees to perform their pilgrimage smoother and easier.God bless all of you.
aum namah shivaya . hare krishna hare ram.

Dear Mr. Vishal Rathod,
Actually, I had planned my winter holiday to Somnath and Dwarakadhish in JAN. 2014. This is my 1st visit to the west of india and I had no clue earlier to the vital information as provided by your spiritual self . Now I am enlightened 50% . I really thank you from my heart and also appreciate the philosophy you have so earnestly adopted . I too am a traveller like you and like to go places every holiday, especially all temple cities–Historical . I love our rich cultural and spiritual heritage.
KEEP TRAVELLING! With all best wishes.
HARINATH
NEW DELHI

Hi Vishal,
All your articles are worth ready. You have very well described each and evrything in all your artciles. Hats off to you.. Great job. Keep it up. :) Very helpful for all the readers. :) Great Job

Hi Vishal,
I read your very interesting article. In November, 2010 while we, my family and a group of friends – all 18 of us, were on a Jyoti r Lin gum Yatra, In Gujarat, we had Sri Somnathji and Nageshwarji – 2 of them. We had to Ahmadabad and from there hired a coach a drove to Dwarka. It was very late in the afternoon that we had arrived. We checked in , in a close by hotel, refreshed and went to pay darshan to Sri DWARKADISH during the evening aarti. The following day, we did abhisek at NAGESHWAR JYOTIR LINGUM and continued our way to Somnath. Time was a constraint, so, we had to rush. We are planning to come again next year around the same month, Nov.2014, but will spend at least 2 days at Somnath and 2 days at Dwarka. We are from Mauritius, we will fly to Mumbai and from here, we are planning to fly to either DIU or JAMNAGAR. From DIU, we will do Somnath first; if not from Jamnagar, we will do Dwarka first – what will you advise? A reply from you will help tremendously. We will be around 12 to 15 – too early to say. I will wait to read you. Thanks

Dear Vishal
thank you very much for the detailed and informative travel guidance.I am visiting Somnath on 1ST APRIL AND WANT TO GO To dwarka on 2nd.Iam travelling with my wife.I prefer luxury bus.Can you suggest any travel agency.I am leaving Dwarka on 4thto mumbai.
thanking you ,with regards
prasannarajan
we are senior citizens

Dear Vishal ji,
I was searching for some information to plan trip to Somnath ji & Dwarka ji. when I came across this I found this, which is very informative. My family want to go to a sea shore so we planned for Dwarka ji & Somnath ji so that we can enjoy both the holy and wordly experiences.
We will be reaching Somnath from Jabalpur by train on 19th of March at 18.00 pm and will be leaving back from Somnath for Jabalpur on the 24th of March. What about climate , rush , etc. during this period.I am yet to fill in the blanks in between. I believe you will be the best person to guide/help me to fill these blanks.
Eagerly awaiting your response.
Shikhar Anuj Ahiwasi.

Thanks for your telephonic conversation with you regarding my desire to visit Somnath ji Temple & Shri Dwarkadhish ji along with surrounding tourist places BUT WITHIN A WEEKS TIME. Can I expect the detailed post which will be of great help to me as I am planning to visit for darshan Somnath Ji and Dwarkadhish Ji in Somnath mandir from 26th October 2014 till 2nd November 2014 or to the max by 5th November 2014 only.

Hi vishal jsk vry gud knowledge u earn & deliverd to all pillgrims its so religious work done by u.I’m vry grateful & thankful to u fr providing such a grt & easy way to Darhan of lord krishna. Keep it up. I also done Char Dham including Dwarka,Jagganathji,Ramesweram,Badrinathji (Gangotri,Yamunotri,Kadarnarhji,&Badrinathji).apart frm it I aslo done 12 jyotirling Darhan of lord Shiva, take Holy bath of Gangasagar,Darshans of 4Shakti pheet Kalighat of Kolcatta,Jawalaji,Kangra mataji,Chintpurniji.& Vaishno devi Darshan twice.its all is done by t grace of lord Krishna. So if any enquery abt above place pls ask me I would be vry happy to deliver my expierence to other fr thr easyness
Thanks

I am going from Ranchi to visit somnath Mandir & Dwarkadish .We are going to dwarka first as only one train to dwarka and reaching dwarka at 6.59 evening if train will on right time.
I am planing one day at dwarkadish next day in the night will catch train for somnath will reach early morning.In the evening we will depart from somnath.

I just want to know that will the time will sufficient to do the darshan or may we take one more days there.
kindly suggest.
thanks with anticipation

We are planning a trip to Somnath and Dwarka by 1st week of Oct. We are planning to reach somnath by train from Ahmedabad at 6.45 am. How much time does it take to cover somnath. When is it advisable to leave for Dwarka, the same day or next day morning. Are there any night buses available to Dwarka from somnath. How many days are required in Dwarka.

hello vishal
your information is very useful.. i am visiting to somnath and dwarka .. please let me know if there are any buses available to reach somnath from dwarka … we will first take a darshan to somnath then the visiting places on the same day .. at night or the next morning we will leave for dwarka.. visiting near by places of dwarka we will get back to somnath… please let me know is there any bus facility from dwarka to somnath and which time it will be available…. thank you for the information and waiting for the suggestion ..

There are buses from Somnath to Dwarka as well as Dwarka to Somnath . Private buses start at 8.00 o’clock in the morning and 2.00 o’clock in the afternoon. You have to book tickets one day in advance . For further info you can call me on 9004307770

Dear Vishalji,
I was going through all of your above blogs. Thanks for this good samaritan-ship. Please guide us in clearing my following queries. We are planning to reach Somnath on coming October 10th early morning by train from Ahmedabad. After fresh-up and kept luggages in some hotel first we will have Somnath darshan. What are the other religious places to see in Somnath town or nearby how long it will take and in what mode of transport? Please guide us whether we can visit up to Mool Dwarka, Naravi mata and Harshad mata temple by either taxi or luxury Bus and can come back before evening to Somnath for light and sound show? We have also to take train to Dwarka from Somnath on 11.00 PM same night.

I want to visit Dwarka, somnath and junagadh. Presently i am in Vapi.So please tell me which place to see frist weather Dwarka then somnath and then Junagadh (I want to go to girinath parvath).
So please guide me on this as I have three days of holiday with me

Vishal Rathod

I am Vishal Rathod from Mumbai.I am a devotee, that is why I am a Ghumakkar. An Engineer, MBA by education, Sales Professional by profession and a small devotee by heart.I like to travel religious places. From past 3 years I have started travelling every three to four months.I am tired of excess materialism and have shifted my focus on spiritualism. My goal as a ghumakkar in life is to visit as many religious places as possible and do bhakti.The only reason to write in ghumakkar.com is to ... Read Full